It usually takes me a couple recommendations of a book before I finally pick it up, although to be honest if the title is catchy and the cover is pretty, sometimes all it takes is an Amazon recommendation. In the case of Here Comes Everybody, I heard Clay Shirky give a keynote address at CSCW [...]
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Aug
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19
Aug
This summer I also read the book “You Are Not a Gadget” by Jaron Lanier, and I made a note to myself to write a blog entry about this one as well. Jaron’s book (which I would say is terribly titled, and has little to do with the content of the book aside from some [...]
17
Aug
While technology for the young and techno-savvy abound, our country is getting older. The baby boomers are retiring, and will be the largest elderly class in history. Technology that addresses very simply the needs of the elderly I imagine will make a killing in the coming years, but I haven’t seen it as a “hot [...]
16
Aug
I’ve recently finished a classic book by the founder and Chairman of the MIT Media Lab Nicholas Negroponte called Being Digital. What I love is that it is a visionary book about the future of technology and social interaction in a digital age, however, it was written 15 years ago so we can see a [...]
7
Jul
I’ve been listening to Dan Ariely’s new book “The Upside of Irrationality” while attempting to catch up on assorted chores around the house tonight. The book is of course fantastic, much like its predecessor “Predictably Irrational.” I have a short list of Psychology, Economics, Technology, or Business writers that I will pretty much read without [...]
11
Jun
As of this post I have 110 different user names and passwords to log into various websites, servers, applications, as well as other non-computer services. Once upon a time I simplified this by making as many of them the same password as possible. I found I was accumulating login information in my Outlook notes, random [...]
2
Jun
I am part of a student blog team in the OCIS division of Academy of Management. I recently posted part four of an interview I conducted with Dr. Mike Smith here at Carnegie Mellon. Check out part four the interview with Dr. Smith here.
2
Jun
I am part of a student blog team in the OCIS division of Academy of Management. I recently posted part three of an interview I conducted with Dr. Mike Smith here at Carnegie Mellon. Check out part three the interview with Dr. Smith here.
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May
I am part of a student blog team in the OCIS division of Academy of Management. I recently posted part two of an interview I conducted with Dr. Mike Smith here at Carnegie Mellon. Check out part two the interview with Dr. Smith here.
21
May
I am part of a student blog team in the OCIS division of Academy of Management. I recently posted part one of an interview I conducted with Dr. Mike Smith here at Carnegie Mellon. Check out part one the interview with Dr. Smith here.
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